WH fields more questions on Benghazi attack

9/27/12 12:16 PM EDT

White House press secretary Jay Carney, responding once again to questions about the president's not referring to the Benghazi attack as terrorism, told reporters on Air Force One Thursday that the president does believe it was a terrorist attack.

"It has been since I said so," Carney said, referring to his clarification of the president's position in recent days.

"Every step of the way, the information that we have provided to you and the general public about the attack in Benghazi has based on the best intelligence we have and the assessments of our intelligence community," he said, noting that Mitt Romney and Republicans are trying to turn this into a partisan issue, while president is focused on finding those responsible and ensuring security at embassies and other overseas installations.

Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki added that the campaign is not concerned with Romney attacks on this, and noted : "Every time Gov. Romney has attempted to dip his toe in the foreign policy waters, it's been an unmitigated disaster," She noted criticism of Romney's Europe trip and said he made the wrong move by speaking so quickly after Benghazi attacks.

POLITICO's Josh Gerstein reported Thursday that the president did, in fact, refer to the Benghazi attack as an act of terror the day after it happened.